"Rose! Are you alright? What the heck is that? What are you hugging?" Tansy's voice cracked as she stumbled closer, eyes wide and unblinking.
"Sister?" Rose whispered, her expression unraveling into confusion.
Her gaze flickered between the living Tansy standing before her… and the lifeless Tansy cradled in her arms.
"What is happening…? Are you really my sister?" Rose muttered, her grip tightening as if afraid the truth might slip away if she loosened it.
Before anyone could process it—
Bang. Bang. Bang.
The sharp echoes of gunfire tore through the air.
At the same time, the entire building began to collapse—not outward, but inward. The glowing barrier surrounding the arena started closing in from all directions, forming a shrinking, circular death trap. Walls cracked, floors warped, and debris dissolved the moment it touched the shimmering edge.
